Saturday, July 8, 2017

Saturday's Critters # 186

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

If you love critters like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

I have done many posts about our walks on our local fire roads and to the lake. These are photos from June 22nd, just a few of the birds I was able to get some shots.

I am pretty sure this is a Red-eyed Vireo sitting way on a tree top. It has the eye line and a heavy bill?

We have been seeing many of the Eastern Box Turtles, at one time they were listed as threatened. I believe many people pick them up and keep them as pets.

Below is a Worm-eating warbler with some kind of grub. They are also a local breeder in the woods near our house, I hear them often while walking on the fire roads.

The Scarlet Tanager is another breeder in our woods, they nest high in the tree tops. Some times I am lucky to see them come low while looking for bugs to eat.

The Cedar Waxwings are also seen eating the many berries that are popping out now.

Closer to home and still off the fire road, I can watch the Great Blue Herons on the nest. There are three herons below, can you find them all?

I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments! I hope you enjoy my post and photos too!

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Also visit: I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Hello Eileen!:)The Ceder Waxwing, is still on my list of birds to see, they are so beautiful, and in a class of their own, as is the beautiful Scarlet Tanager, but I have not a chance of seeing it, not now, not ever. I know I keep saying it,...but you are so blessed to see as many beautiful birds as you do. Great captures!:)

Hi Eileen, the Eastern Box Turtle is strikingly beautiful. Such a pity when people collect wild animals for pets; it never works out well (for the animals!) I love all your pretty birds, the herons on the nest are brilliant. Thanks for hosting this meme. Have a great weekend. Jo

Those herons are really growing up! Love the Box Turtle and the birds, especially the tanager. Here in NE Illinois the Scarlet Tanagers are either unusually quiet and reclusive as they rear their young or maybe are already molting and thinking about migration. Right now we hare hearing and seeing mostly the Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos and Indigo Buntings. I pick up a Box Turtle only if it is in the roadway and transport it in the direction it was heading. Once I did that when one was at the edge of the road and it persisted on waling back out. I got the message and walked it across to the other side and it seemed very happy to continue on its way.

Good Morning Eileen! Another fine Saturday's Critters here. Great shots of the birds. Really tough to pick a favorite ... they are all so good ... but the one of the Warbler with grub is such a cool shot, wow! And, of course, the Herons are great and I think I did find all 3! I loved your comment on my blog about Big Eagle! I thought about linking up with you and calling the Big Eagle the critter :-) but decided I better not. Hope you and yours have a happy weekend! Thank you for sharing and for your comment on my blog!

Hello Eileen,My blog with the butterflies is not yet ready and so I'm late to link it.I see many beautiful animals again. In your blog many birds and the tortoise are even beautiful. All beautiful colors have this.Great, Helma

Dearest Eileen; What an exciting post with varieties of sweet birdies(♡^.^♡) So interested in Red-eyed Vireo♪ I almost got envious to see the photograph of amazing worm grabbing moment ;-) Scarlet Tanager has GORGEOUS bright color, doesn't it♡♡♡ For my regular Gray Herons, I find them in the river or rice paddy. Wish to them in the nest p:-)

So sorry for my late comment and thank you so much for hosting.Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend, xoxo Miyako*

I've returned to say: As always, thanks so much for joining us with your wonderful photos this week at I'd Rather B Birdin'. It's always appreciated and a pleasure to witness first hand with your blog Eileen.

Eileen, your Scarlet Tanager is a great eye popper, with its vibrant red color!!! A few years ago, my yard was visited by a multitude of Cedar Waxwings...I don't know where they came from. I have a large Mulberry tree, and they stopped for snacks, but they moved so fast I couldn't get pictures of them easily! They stayed for a while, then moved on. I believe I did find your third Heron. Have a great weekend!

I had to enlarge the heron pic, but I did finally find the other two...reminded me of puzzles in children's magazines -- find the hidden herons (LOL). your fire roads are a treasure and wonderful to have them nearby where you can walk often. loved all of the birds.

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I am married and have one son in his 20's. I live in Maryland, USA. Retired since Dec 2014 My hobbies are hiking, birding, taking photos and anything nature related.
I love traveling and seeing new places. I blog just for fun & take photos just for fun. I do not sell my photos but if you see one you want to use one just let me know.

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